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• Prosecutors Investigating Potential Criminal Charges for Cuomo a Day After Harassment Bombshell

  04-08-2021 23:58
  
  District attorneys are investigating whether New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo engaged in criminal behavior within their jurisdictions after a Tuesday report from the state attorney general concluded that Cuomo is […]
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• Washington Farm to Pay More Than $2M Following COVID Deaths

  04-08-2021 23:57
  The state of Washington has reached a settlement with Gebbers Farms Operations, LP to spend more than $2 million improving housing, quality of life, safety and access to health care for farm employees and their families.
  
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• Venezuela Political Talks Expected to Begin Aug 13 in Mexico - Sources

  04-08-2021 23:55
  
  CARACAS (Reuters) - Talks between Venezuela's government and the opposition about the country's political crisis are expected to begin on Aug. 13...
  
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• Democrat Boston mayor invokes SLAVERY to oppose ‘vaccine passports’

  04-08-2021 23:54 via rt.com
  
  Democrat Boston Mayor Kim Janey has broken with many in her party by blasting vaccine mandates, including those introduced this week in New York City by Bill De Blasio.During an interview with local news station NewsCenter 5, the mayor was asked about the recent announcement that proof of vaccination would be required in New York City in places such as gyms and bars. Janey compared be required to show proof of being vaccinated against Covid-19 to slavery, the Jim Crow era, and even the birtheris
  
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• Democrat Boston mayor compares ‘vaccine passports’ to SLAVERY

  04-08-2021 23:54 via rt.com
  
  Democrat Boston Mayor Kim Janey has broken with many in her party by blasting vaccine mandates, including those introduced this week in New York City by Bill De Blasio.During an interview with local news station NewsCenter 5, the mayor was asked about the recent announcement that proof of vaccination would be required in New York City in places such as gyms and bars. Janey compared be required to show proof of being vaccinated against Covid-19 to slavery, the Jim Crow era, and even the birtheris
  
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• Birmingham Hospitals: Most COVID Patients Are Unvaccinated

  04-08-2021 23:54
  Hospitals in Birmingham are seeing a surge in COVID-19 patients and doctors are pleading with the public to get vaccinated.
  
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• US Plans to Require COVID-19 Shots for Foreign Travelers

  04-08-2021 23:53
  
  The Biden administration is taking the first steps toward requiring nearly all foreign visitors to the U.S. to be vaccinated for the coronavirus, a White House official says.
  
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• 'Squad' Takes a Big Loss as Radical Ex-Sanders Staffer Loses Dem Primary, Embarrasses Herself After

  04-08-2021 23:53
  
  The country’s ever-growing conscience about rejecting prejudices and systemic oppression apparently doesn’t settle well with some radical leftists when it comes to Jewish people. One of those leftists is Nina […]
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• Media Attorney: It's Time to Release Names of Chauvin Jurors

  04-08-2021 23:53
  
  A coalition of news media outlets is asking the judge who oversaw the trial of Derek Chauvin to release the identities of jurors who convicted him.
  
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• Oregon Examines Spyware Investment Amid Controversy

  04-08-2021 23:50
  The future ownership of an Israeli spyware company whose product has been used to hack into the cellphones of journalists, human rights workers and possibly even heads of state is up in the air.
  
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• Duchess of Sussex Launches Mentoring Project on Her 40th

  04-08-2021 23:43
  Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has shown her comic side in a video she made to launch a mentoring project for women as she marked her 40th birthday.
  
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• What I saw when I worked for Andrew Cuomo

  04-08-2021 23:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  Reflecting back, it easy to see how the culture allowed the governor's behavior to exist and fester — and sometimes hide in plain sight.
  
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• U.S. Approves Potential Sales of Howitzers to Taiwan - Pentagon

  04-08-2021 23:40
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department approved the potential sale of 40 155mm M109A6 Medium Self-Propelled Howitzer artillery systems to...
  
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• Texas COVID-19 Wave Is Climbing More Steeply Than Past Waves

  04-08-2021 23:34
  State health officials say the rates of COVID-19 new cases, hospitalizations and deaths are showing steeper increases than past surges.
  
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• North Carolina Experts Worry as Schools Don't Require Masks

  04-08-2021 23:34
  Nearly two in five North Carolina K-12 public school districts are making masks optional for students and staff at the start of the new school year.
  
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• Ukraine Court Returns to State Ownership Tycoon's Stake in Titanium Plant

  04-08-2021 23:33
  
  KYIV (Reuters) - A Ukraine court ruled that a titanium and magnesium plant 49% owned by Ukrainian tycoon Dmytro Firtash should return to full state...
  
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• Idaho Health Leaders Warn of Surging COVID Virus Numbers

  04-08-2021 23:32
  The leaders of some of Idaho’s largest health care providers warned residents Wednesday that coronavirus cases again are again threatening to overwhelm hospitals and primary care clinics as cases climb statewide.
  
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• Florida Gov. DeSantis vows to ‘stand in the way’ of Biden lockdowns and mask mandates

  04-08-2021 23:32 via rt.com
  
  Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida fired back at the White House telling him to ‘get out of the way’ of its Covid-19 policies, saying he doesn’t want to hear people letting in infected illegal migrants lecture him about the virus.The Biden administration and the corporate media have singled out DeSantis as a problem for their Covid-19 strategy, since the Florida Republican has ruled out mask mandates and vaccination passports. On Tuesday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki sai
  
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• Biden Administration Takes 1st Steps Toward Requiring COVID-19 Vaccinations for Foreign Travelers to US

  04-08-2021 23:32
  Biden administration takes 1st steps toward requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for foreign travelers to US.
  
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• America's Children Head Back to School Amid Growing Uncertainty

  04-08-2021 23:31
  
  The country’s public school system faces a precarious moment, with deadly and rapidly spreading variants threatening to scuttle officials’ plans to return students to classrooms.
  
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• Mississippi Sees Increase in COVID Cases in Those Under 50

  04-08-2021 23:30
  
  Health care systems across Mississippi are seeing a surge of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in people under 50, a shift from earlier in the pandemic when the virus was predominately affecting older adults.
  
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• Will McConnell Lift Roadblock of Biden for Infrastructure?

  04-08-2021 23:27
  
  Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell had vowed to be “100% focused” on stopping President Joe Biden’s agenda.
  
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• U.S. Senate Democrats Target Big Oil for Carbon Polluters Fund

  04-08-2021 23:27
  
  By Richard CowanWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of Democratic U.S. senators on Wednesday unveiled legislation establishing a $500 billion fund to be...
  
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• Cuomo's Week Goes from Bad to Worse as New Poll Shows Overwhelming Number of New Yorkers Have Seen Enough

  04-08-2021 23:26
  
  Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s week just got worse as a new poll shows that a majority of New Yorkers think he should resign. A Marist Poll found 59 […]
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• Police Identify Man Killed in Omaha Crash

  04-08-2021 23:25
  Police have identified the driver killed in a car crash at one of Omaha's busiest intersections during rush-hour traffic.
  
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• Oregon Health Care Workers to Get COVID Vaccine or Be Tested

  04-08-2021 23:24
  Oregon health care workers will be required to be vaccinated or undergo weekly testing.
  
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• Louisiana Standardized Test Scores Drop During Pandemic

  04-08-2021 23:23
  Louisiana’s public school student performance on key standardized tests plunged in the last school year.
  
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• Bill Tightening NC Sheriff Candidate Rejection Gets Final OK

  04-08-2021 23:23
  The North Carolina legislature has agreed that people convicted of a felony can’t run for sheriff even if it's been removed from their criminal records.
  
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• At least 4 New York district attorneys have requested materials from state's investigation into Cuomo

  04-08-2021 23:19 via rss.cnn.com
  
  At least four district attorneys offices in New York have requested additional investigative information from the state's probe into sexual harassment allegations against Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, saying they need the materials to determine whether incidents that occurred in their jurisdictions amount to criminal actions.
  
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• Woman Charged with Attempted Murder After Shooting Alleged Home Invader

  04-08-2021 23:18
  
  A Colorado woman who told police she shot an intruder in her apartment Saturday now faces a murder charge. Emily Strunk, 25, of Aurora, Colorado, told police on Saturday that […]
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• Biden Nominates Mark Brzezinski as US Ambassador to Poland

  04-08-2021 23:18
  President Joe Biden has nominated Mark Brzezinski to serve as his ambassador to Poland.
  
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• Border Patrol Releases Name of Agent Killed in Arizona Crash

  04-08-2021 23:17
  Authorities have released the name of a U.S. Border Patrol agent who was killed in a head-on crash in southern Arizona last weekend.
  
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• Doubts Surround Legality of New Temporary Eviction Ban

  04-08-2021 23:16
  
  President Joe Biden may have averted a flood of evictions and solved a growing political problem when his administration reinstated a temporary ban on evictions because of the COVID-19 crisis.
  
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• Ex-Muncie Officer Pleads Guilty to Hiding Fellow Cop's Crime

  04-08-2021 23:08
  A former Muncie police officer pleaded has guilty to concealing and failing to report another officer’s inappropriate use of force during a 2018 arrest.
  
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• 'WJ Live': Cuomo Scandal Confirmed in Sick Attempted Cover-Up

  04-08-2021 23:07
  
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• Britain Rows Back on France Quarantine, Opens to More Countries

  04-08-2021 23:06
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said that fully-vaccinated travellers returning to England from France will no longer have to quarantine, scrapping an...
  
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• Wyoming Governor, Delegation Plan to Attend Enzi Funeral

  04-08-2021 23:05
  Wyoming’s governor and congressional delegation all plan to attend former U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi’s funeral in Gillette on Friday.
  
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• Michigan Vaccinations Rise Again; Masks in School Urged

  04-08-2021 23:04
  Michigan’s weekly number of people getting an initial COVID-19 shot has risen for the third straight week after having consistently dropped for two months.
  
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• Top Paramilitary, Guerrilla Leaders in Colombia Ask Forgiveness

  04-08-2021 23:02
  
  By Luis Jaime AcostaBOGOTA (Reuters) - Salvatore Mancuso and Rodrigo Londono, former enemies from Colombia's internal conflict, appeared together...
  
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• Explainer: How an Impeachment of New York Governor Cuomo Would Proceed

  04-08-2021 22:57
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - With New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resisting widespread calls for his resignation after a state investigation concluded he...
  
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• U.S. Administers 348.1 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines - CDC

  04-08-2021 22:55
  
  (Reuters) - The United States has administered 348,102,478 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Wednesday morning and distributed...
  
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• The Latest: St. Louis Health Officials Urge People to Mask

  04-08-2021 22:54
  
  St. Louis area health officials are asking adults to wear masks and get the COVID-19 vaccine to protect children as hospitals report admitting more young patients with the disease, including some in intensive care.
  
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• Morgan State University Announces Wage Changes

  04-08-2021 22:54
  Morgan State University has announced new wages this week, including a $15 minimum wage for hourly workers and a plan to convert contractual employees to full-time wages with benefits.
  
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• Police: Indiana Woman Shot Husband, Used Axe to Remove Legs

  04-08-2021 22:52
  Authorities say an Indiana woman charged in her husband’s fatal shooting used an axe to cut off his legs before trying to enlist her two teenage children in a failed plan to burn his remains.
  
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• Georgia Secretary of State Says 'Liberal Activists' Responsible for DOJ Lawsuit Against GA Voting Law

  04-08-2021 22:50
  
  The Department of Justice’s lawsuit against the state of Georgia’s Election Integrity Act is due to the vendetta of “liberal activists,” Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told the Daily Caller […]
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• Russian News Outlet Open Media Says Blocked by State Media Watchdog

  04-08-2021 22:49
  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian news outlet Open Media said on Wednesday that its website had been blocked for most users by Russia's communications...
  
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• Don't Expect Starters in Cowboys-Steelers Hall of Fame Game

  04-08-2021 22:49
  
  If you’re looking for stars during Hall of Fame enshrinement week, concentrate on the museum itself and the inductions this weekend.
  
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• Democrats' Radical Progressive Ideology Is Apparently Failing to Win Over Moderate Voters

  04-08-2021 22:47
  
  Nina Turner’s collapse in an Ohio special election Tuesday is the latest in a string of defeats for the left, with Democratic voters repeatedly opting for more moderate candidates. Turner, […]
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• South Carolina Capital's Mayor Mandates Masks in Schools

  04-08-2021 22:45
  
  The mayor of South Carolina’s capital city has issued a school mask mandate, which he says would protect vaccine-ineligible children amid the coronavirus’s resurgence.
  
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• Biden Picks Diplomat With Polish Ties to Manage Key NATO Relationship

  04-08-2021 22:45
  
  By Trevor HunnicuttWASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden picked Mark Brzezinski, a Democratic-aligned foreign policy official with ties to...
  
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